The once and future New York
Subtitle: historic preservation and the modern city
By: Randall Mason.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780816656035; 9780816656042
Subjects: Historic preservation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; Historic preservation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York; New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : preservation and its history in New York; title: 1. Memory sites : buildings, parks, events; title: Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913; title: 2. The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel; title: 3. City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory; title: 4. Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure; title: Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past.